Read the conversation again and decide who has these skills. Put a tick ✔ in the correct column.

Read the conversation again. Tick (✓) the true information about Mark and Mai.

Read the text again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

Read and listen to the text again. Complete the sentences using the words in exercise 1.

1. Yellow and purple are _______ colours.

2. Blue and red are _______ colours.

3. A _______ colour is bright and strong.

4. Green and yellow are _______ colours.

5. Orange and purple are _______ colours.

6. A _______ colour is pale and soft.

The Colour Wheel

Have you ever thought about how colours are related? Why do some colour combinations look good and others don’t ?

According to Isaac Newton, white light consists of all the colours of the rainbow. Newton then arranged them in a circle of warm and cool categories.

Red, blue and yellow are the three primary colours on the colour wheel. By mixing two primary colours, we’ve got the secondary colours green, orange and purple.

Colours can also be harmonious or complementary. Complementary colours are directly opposite each other, like red and green. Harmonious colours sit next to each other on the wheel.

Famous artists and decorators have used the colour wheel to choose the right colours ever since then. Everyone agrees that colours can affect our feelings. A vibrant red, for example, is often associated with anger or danger, while yellow is a happy colour. Blue can make people feel calm; pastel pink, which is a gentle pink, sometimes makes them think of romance, and green is the colour of nature.

What’s your favourite colour? What do you associate it with?

Read the conversation again and match the two halves in the two columns​.

Club leader: Hello. Welcome back. Today we’re discussing environmental problems and environmental protection. What are our serious environmental problems now?

Nam: Pollution and habitat loss, I think.

Ann: I agree. The air and water quality are getting worse and worse.

Club leader: Any others?

Ann: Yes, I can think of some like global warming, endangered species loss, …

Nam: So what should we do to help protect our environment?

Club leader: We can reduce our carbon footprint even in our homes.

Ann: What do you mean by “carbon footprint”?

Club leader: It’s the amount of carbon dioxide we release into the environment.

Ann: I see. So we can do things like turning off devices when we’re not using them.

Club leader: Right … And there is much more we can do, like practising the 3Rs.

Nam: We can plant more trees in our neighbourhood too.

Ann: And try to avoid using single-use products, like plastic bags, and stop littering.

Club leader: Yeah. And we can volunteer at some local environment programmes to save endangered species.

Read the conversation again and answer the questions.

1. What’s Nam doing?
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2. Does Minh like English?
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3. Why does Minh learn English?
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4. Is Michael Minh’s friend?
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5. How does Minh practise listening?
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6. Is Nam good at writing?
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7. Who does Nam often write emails to?
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Read the conversation again and complete the table.

Nam: Hello, Tom. How're things?

Tom: Oh good. I like it here. The lifestyle is interesting and different from that in my country.

Nam: Really?

Tom: Sure. Students here call their teachers by their title "teacher", not by their names.

Nam: Right. How do you greet your teachers?

Tom: We usually say "Hello" or "Good morning" then Mr, Mrs, or Miss and their surnames, for example "Good morning, Mr Smith."

Nam: Are there other differences?

Tom: People buy and sell a lot of street food here. In my country, people usually buy food in a store or a restaurant.

Nam: Yeah. Buying street food is a common practice in my city.

Tom: And l've noticed that many people have breakfast on the street too! In my country, we typically have a light breakfast at home.

Nam: I see. But here many adults are in the habit of having breakfast outside of their homes. If they're not in a hurry, they'll even have a leisurely coffee there.

Tom: That's fascinating!

Read the conversation again and complete the sentences.

1. Trang is looking for a  _________.

2. She likes doing DIY in her  _________.

3. Tom loves spending his free time with  _________.

4. Tom and his friends usually _________. together.

5. Tom, Mark, Trang, and Mai are going to see a comedy this _________.

Tom: Hi, Trang. Surprised to see you. What brings you here?

Trang: Oh, hello Tom. I'm looking for a knitting kit.

Tom: A knitting kit? I didn't know you like knitting.

Trang: Actually, I'm keen on many DIY activities. In my leisure time, I love knitting, building dollhouses, and making paper flowers.

Tom: I see. So, you like spending time on your own.

Trang: Yeah. What do you do in your free time?

Tom: I'm a bit different. I usually hang out with my friends. We go to the cinema, go cycling, or play sport in the park.

Trang: You love spending free time with other people, don't you?

Tom: That's right. By the way, would you like to go to the cinema with me and Mark this Sunday? There's a new comedy at New World Cinema.

Trang: Yes, I'd love to. Can I ask Mai to join us?

Tom: Sure. Let's meet outside the cinema at 9 a.m.